A couple of nights ago I was singing Psalm 22 in private worship at home; when I sang the words of verse 2 - "Our fathers trusted in You" - a thought occured to me.
It is such a blessing to be able to sing the same songs of praise to the same Lord, that my spiritual forefathers, not only in the Old Testament, but also throughout the history of the New Testament church, have also sang.
Instead of "re-inventing the wheel" and singing some "Jonny-come-lately" hymn that a fallen, fallible man has devised. I have the immense privilege of singing the same hymns that were a source of strength to David, the godly kings and prophets, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, the apostles, the patristic fathers, Reformers, Puritans, Covenanters and many other Christians throughout the ages.
Perhaps the lack of psalm-singing - even if not exclusive - is a factor behind much of the "me and my biblism", and the ecclesiastical freelancer mentality, that blights much of modern evangelicalism.